A strong home-school connection is crucial for students' success, and honest, open dialog during parent-teacher conferences can play an important role in strengthening this connection. This article presents research findings on parent-teacher relationships and practical suggestions for improving parent-teacher conferences. (EV)

Describes the "parent panel," an approach to building appropriate communication, resolving conflicts, and creating mutual respect between teachers and parents of children with disabilities. Delineates benefits to parents and teachers, describes how to organize the parent panel, provides content guidelines, and provides an example of a panel…

Addresses typical questions raised by parents regarding early childhood education. References are provided for parents who want further information. (AS)

Describes changing patterns of child custody, giving specific attention to the option of joint custody, parental satisfaction, children's adjustment, the importance of parental cooperation, and the role of the teacher in helping children of divorced parents. (RH)

Briefly outlines suggestions by a panel of adolescents which are addresed to adults discussing the problems of children and their families at the 1979 World Congress of Mental Health in Austria. The role of communication, trust, honesty and cooperation between parents and children was emphasized. (CM)

Discusses findings from the Successful Schools Project, a two-year national project involving 10 secondary schools in England and Wales which aimed to identify strategies for involving parents in their adolescents' education. Describes three elements critical to the development and maintenance of school-family partnerships at the secondary level:…

Lists goals of the Second Early Childhood Education and Care Symposium: develop concise list of outcomes from the first symposium; add urgent issues affecting young children to Global Guidelines; discuss issues in implementing Global Guidelines and the global state of early childhood education; and consider future actions for global early…

Explores traditional migratory and family characteristics of Hmong culture and one elementary school's university collaborative program to attract Hmong students. Describes the magnet school program, extended day programs, and second language acquisition program to ease the transition to school. Notes that several unique features of the…

Discusses the findings of a parent and teacher survey about communicating children's school progress, noting a mutual dissatisfaction with standardized test scores. Discusses the information parents want, ways to improve teacher-parent communication, and questions teachers should ask themselves about their assessments of students. (JPB)

The European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education is an independent, self-governing organization established in 1996 by member countries to act as a platform for collaboration in the field of special needs education among the 28 member and observer countries. The Agency's ultimate aim is to improve policy and practice for learners…

In this article, the authors present the strategies used by teachers in early childhood programs and elementary schools when they teach about peace and conflict resolution. In a focus group, the teachers relate that they primarily need consistency as they work toward peace and conflict resolution. The teachers also identify communication with…

Examines the ANCHOR (Addressing the Needs of Children through Observation and Response) parent involvement project developed at the University of British Columbia. The project centers around parent and educator observation and discussion of videotaped sequences of preschool children's activities and interactions. Parents and teachers act as…

Discusses the need for cooperation in Germany between home and school to improve academic success. Notes that for such cooperation to be effective, educators must rethink traditional roles of parents and teachers and begin a dialog between these groups. Considers home-school cooperation activities, a successful project that acts on these theories,…

Discusses the need for coordination of child welfare services at the local level to prevent and detect child abuse and neglect, defines two steps necessary for coordination, and describes current efforts towards coordination in Massachusetts. (ED)

A male kindergarten teacher spells out ways he is learning to communicate with as well as to parents. (Editor/CB)